Restorative Yoga in Stress and Anxiety - Clinical Trials Registry

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Behavioral: Restorative Yoga

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a perceived benefit from adding a restorative yoga class as a method of stress reduction for the HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic staff. Working in a busy clinic can be very stressful. While it is not always possible to completely eliminate stress from our lives, it is known that stress reduction techniques help to diminish the negative consequences of stress. This study was designed to answer the following question "How much change in perceived stress is obtained through weekly Restorative Yoga sessions?" Study population were members of the HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic. All staff completed the Spielberger Job Stress Survey and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory at baseline and at six months following intervention onset. Volunteers from the Addiction Medicine Clinic attended weekly restorative yoga sessions 45 minutes in length held over the noon hour. Serial State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and weekly questionnaire regarding the perceived effects of the restorative yoga on aspects fo patient care were completed by study volunteers.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

30

Phase

Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

United States
- Minnesota
  - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415
    - Hennepin Faculty Associates/ Hennepin County Medica Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

member of HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic staff
willing to participate in the restorative yoga sessions and to complete study instruments

Exclusion Criteria:

unwilling to participate in the restorative ygoa sessions (assigned then to the control group)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The primary outcome measurement were the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scores.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Secondary measurements were :
-number of sessions attended
-results of restorative yoga questionnaire on patient care and stress levels
-results of Job Stress Survey

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Collaborators

Hennepin Faculty Associates

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Kathleen M Wesa, M.D., Hennepin Faculty Associates/ Hennepin County Meical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2004

Study Completion

March 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria